Commitment of the Host Institution for the

ERC Synergy Call 20231, 2, 3

The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina ,which is the applicant
legal entity (Host Institution), confirms its intention to sign a supplementary agreement with

Dr. Fikret Čaušević, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of
Bosnia and Herzegovina

in which the obligations listed below will be addressed should the proposal submitted by the
Principal Investigators listed below be retained.

The applicant legal entity (Host Institution) confirms that it is aware that the Synergy project will
involve the following Principal Investigator (PI2):
Corresponding PI2: Dr. Fikret Čaušević.

The fact that the applicant legal entity confirms its awareness of the group's Synergy project does not
imply an obligation to contractually engage all of the Principal Investigators.

Performance obligations of the applicant legal entity (Host Institution) that will become the
beneficiary of the HE ERC Grant Agreement (hereafter referred to as the Agreement), should the
proposal be retained and the preparation of the Agreement be successfully concluded:

The following obligations apply only to the Principal Investigators, hereinafter referred as the PI(s),
who will be engaged by the applicant legal entity (Host Institution) signing this letter.

The applicant legal entity (Host Institution) commits itself to ensure that the action tasks described in
Annex 1 of the Agreement are performed under the guidance of the PI(s) who is/are expected to:
- devote at least 30% of their working time to the ERC funded project (action);
- spend at least 50% of their working time in an EU Member State or Associated Country (except
for a PI hosted or engaged by an institution outside of the EU or Associated Country).

1
A scanned copy of the signed statement should be uploaded electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal
Submission Service in PDF format.
2 The statement of commitment of the Host Institution refers to most of the Host Institution obligations, stated in the

Model Grant Agreement (MGA) used for ERC actions. The MGA is available on the Funding & Tenders portal. The
reference to the time commitment of the Principal Investigator(s) is stated in the ERC Work Programme 2023.
3 This statement (on letterhead paper) shall be signed (blue ink or digitally) by the institution’s legal representative

indicating their name, function, email address, address and, in case of blue ink signature, along with the stamp of the
institution.
The applicant legal entity (Host Institution) commits itself to respect the following conditions for the
PI(s) and their team:
a) host and engage the PI(s) for the whole duration of the action;
b) take all measures to implement the principles set out in the Commission recommendation on the
European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers4 -
in particular regarding working conditions, transparent recruitment processes based on merit and
career development – and ensure that the PI(s), researchers and third parties involved in the
project (action) are aware of them.
c) enter — before grant signature — into a Supplementary Agreement with the PI(s), that specifies
the obligation of the applicant legal entity to meet its obligations under the Agreement;
d) provide the PI(s)with a copy of the signed Agreement;
e) guarantee the PI(s)scientific independence, in particular for the:
i) use of the budget to achieve the scientific objectives;
ii) authority to publish as senior author and invite as co-authors those who have contributed
substantially to the work;
iii) preparation of scientific reports for the project (action);
iv) selection and supervision of the other team members, in line with the profiles needed to
conduct the research and in accordance with the beneficiary’s usual management
practices;
v) possibility to apply independently for funding;
vi) access to appropriate space and facilities for conducting the research;
f) provide — during the implementation of the project (action) — research support to the PI(s)and
the team members (regarding infrastructure, equipment, access rights, products and other
services necessary for conducting the research);
g) support the PI(s) and provide administrative assistance, in particular for the:
i) general management of the work and their team;
ii) scientific reporting, especially ensuring that the team members send their scientific results
to the PI(s);
iii) financial reporting, especially providing timely and clear financial information;
iv) application of the beneficiary’s usual management practices;
v) general logistics of the project (action);
vi) access to the electronic exchange system;
h) inform the PI(s) immediately (in writing) of any events or circumstances likely to affect the
Agreement;
i) ensure that the PI(s) enjoys adequate:
i) conditions for annual, sickness and parental leave;

4Commission Recommendation 2005/251/EC of 11 March 2005 on the European Charter for Researchers and on a
Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (OJ L 75, 22.3.2005, p. 67).
 ii) occupational health and safety standards;
iii) insurance under the general social security scheme, such as pension rights;
j) allow the transfer of the Agreement to a new beneficiary, if requested by the P(s) and provided
that the objectives of the action remain achievable (portability; see Article 41 of the Agreement);
k) respect the fundamental principle of research integrity and ensure that persons carrying out
research tasks under the action follow the good research practices and refrain from the research
integrity violations described in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity5. If any such
violations or allegations occur, verify and pursue them and bring them to the attention of the
Agency.

For the applicant legal entity: the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date: 3 November 2022
Professor Muris Čičić, president

akademija@anubih.ba ; …………....………..……….
Email and Signature (blue ink or digitally signed6) of legal representative

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegvoina ;

Stamp of the applicant legal entity (Host Institution)7

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to be complete all the above mentioned points are mandatory and shall be
included in the commitment of the applicant legal entity (Host Institution). The highlighted fields should be
filled in.

5The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity of ALLEA (All European Academies, Berlin 2017)
6The digital signature must have the same legal value (i.e. must be the electronic equivalent)
of a handwritten signature
and a stamped seal.
7No need to stamp this letter of support when it is digitally signed.